The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-07-28
A PRETTY SHIP, BUT WORTHLESS.
The President Will Visit Kansas City.
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New YORK. July 27.-A Herald
special from Newport, Rhode Islind
says: The board appointed by secre.
tary of the Navy Whitney to inspect
the new government cruiser atlanta,
met on board last Msnday and the
official report will be made public IN
a few days. The result of the labors
of the board may be summarized AS
follows; The ship at present is prac-
tically useless: her structure appears
to be strong and free from weakness,
bGt her armament is hOrS du combat.
The deck of the vessel remains intact,
the gun carriages, clip circle and
clips will have TO be repaired before
any further tests can be made. This
portion of the fittings of the vessel,
evidently, are not intended TO retard
the recoil of the guns and the dam
age done is in excess OF what was
reasonable. This Is manifest from
the location of the siX-inch guns:
that If the eight-inch guns were In
perfect order the siX-inch guns would
be idle, as it would be impossible to
work both guns at the same time
The smaller secondary battery is also
useless while either the eight or the
six-inch guns are fred. The result is
that the Atlanta as a vessel OF war,
as far as her armament is now ar
ranged, is absolutely worthless.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 27.-The
Democratic state convention TO nom
mate candidates for governor, comp
troller and and attorney general, as
sembled in this city to-day. Reso-
lutions were adopted endorsing the
administration of Cleveland and urg-
ing the Maryland delegates in con-
gress TO work for a reduction OF na
tional taxation; opposing the intro
duction of foreign paupers and
convicts; calling for an election law
embodying the principal features of
the Tilden law, and such other pro-
visions as will assure the purity of
elections. Thus far the names OF
James Hodges, L. Victor Baughman.
Frank Brown, Stevenson Archer and
Elihu Jackson have been presented
to the convention for the nomination
of governor, bat no ballot has been
had.
SWASHTNG DIRTY LINEN.
New YORK, July 27.-An Ottawa
special says the announcement is
made that a messenger in the house
of commons named Bell has entered
action against sir Charles Upper,
minister of finance, on behalf OF his
wife, for detective service she per-
formed for sir Charles, and is causing
a great sensation here. Bell said yes
terday sir Charles having charged
him with attempted blackmail, he is
now publishing pamphlet in which
be intends to show up the character
of sir Charles and a member of parlia-
ment named Colyb, who at one time
were boarders at his house.
WILL VISIT KANSAS CITY.
WASHINGTON, July "a delega-
ton from Kansas City called at the
White House shortly afternoon to-
day to invite the president to visit the
city during his eastern tour in Octo-
ber. The president accepted the in
vitation, for a date to be hereafter
fixed between the 1st and 18th Of Oc-
tober.
HEALTH OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
BERLIN, July 27.-Reports on the
condition of the crown prince Freder-
ick William are to the effect that he
is progressing rapidly toward health.
He has no difficulty in speaking, but
his physicians advise him to exercise
great care.
GOLD MEDALS FROM THE POPE.
BERLIN, July 27.-Emperor Will
lam, the queen of Spain, prince Bis
marck and Senor Conotas Castillo
have received the pope's gold medals
in memory of the Caroline Islands
arbitration.
WILL VISIT BISMARCK.
BERLIN, July 27.-Count Kalnoky
and ministers Lutz and Cralisheim OF
Bavaria will visit prince Bismarck at
Kissengen.
A FoEGER RELEASED.
LONDON, July 27.-George Bidwell,
recently sentenced to life imprison.
ment for forging bank of England
notes, has been released from confne-
ment on the grounds of i'll health,
and sailed for New York on Saturday
last.
4 A ROYAL MEDIATOR.
LONDON, July 27.--The Arabian
press has announced that king John
of Abyssinia has asked the queen
through a British resident at Alden
to mediate between Italy and Abys
sinia.
POGO TEMPO.
CRY OF MEXICO, July 27.-Tht
TEMPO resumed publication this
morning after eleven days suspen
sion. The TEMPO thanks the
family of the late president Juare;
for intervention on its behalf OF it
imprisoned staff. The charge wa
that the paper had made itself LIABLE
to civil and criminal proceedings 70
having attacked the memory o
Juarez. The editor in chief, Agueros
) is still in prison.
EXTENDING ITS LINES.
San Francisco, July 27.-Th
Canadian Pacific company has pur
ichased the three fine steamers tha